Horse Markings

Horse markings - Horses have many amazing and differnt markings that can come along with their unique coats. There are not too many but they are all different and interesting!

Facial Markings

Star - A Star is a diamond shaped white patch of hair that appears on a horse’s forehead. Take note though – Just because it’s called a “star” doesn’t mean it’s shaped like one. A star can also be the shape of a circle, oval or square.

Stripe - A long white line of hair about 2 centimetres thick that runs from a horse’s forehead to its muzzle.

Blaze - A long white line of hair about 6 centimetres thick that runs from the horse’s forehead to its muzzle.

Bald Face - A huge patch of white hair that covers most of the horse’s face.

Snip - A small white snippet of hair that appears on a horse’s nose between its two nostrils.

Interrupted Stripe - This is just like a stripe except that it has small patches of the horse’s body colour running between the white line of the stripe.

Leg Markings

Sock - A sock is a small patch of white that goes from a horse’s hoof to just above its fetlock.

Half-Pastern - A half-pastern is a small rim of white that goes from a horse’s hoof to halfway up its pastern.

Crown - A crown is a little liner of white that goes from a horse’s hoof to just above its coronet.

Coronet - A tiny ring of white that goes just around the top of a horse’s hoof.

Other Markings

Zebra Markings - Black slashes of hair that appear on a horse’s hind legs.

Dorsal Stripe - A tick black stripe that runs from the top of a horse’s tail to its withers.